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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Microchip Technology Inc. (MCHP), a leading provider of
microcontroller, analog, mixed-signal and Flash-IP solutions, today
announced the expansion of its mTouch™
Sensing Solutions portfolio, with four turnkey controllers for
multitouch projected-capacitive touchscreens and touchpads, proximity
detection, and haptic touch feedback.
The MTCH6301
is a turnkey projected-capacitive touch controller that makes it easy
for designers to add popular multitouch and gesture
interfaces—eliminating the learning curve and time of creating a design
from scratch. This controller’s sophisticated combination of Self and
Mutual capacitive scanning for XY touchscreens and touchpads enables a
host of features, including: single and dual-touch drawing, the
reporting of 11 single-finger gestures and the detection of up to 10
touches. The MTCH6301 supports sensor designs with up to 13 x 18
channels and cover lenses up to 5 mm. Additionally, Microchip offers its
free “Projected Capacitive Configuration Utility” with automatic tuning,
enabling fast customization for different screen sizes and top-layer
thicknesses. Microchip also provides designers with the firmware
library, so they can make further customizations.
The MTCH101
and MTCH112
are turnkey controllers in small packages that provide an easy way to
add robust proximity detection with a range of up to 8 inches.
Additionally, these low-cost controllers maximize battery life with
power consumption as low as 5 microamps. The MTCH101/112 also provide
advanced noise avoidance and cancelling technology, and can operate
standalone or connected to any microcontroller via I2C™,
making it easy to add touchless operation or user detection to any
design. This is particularly useful for mobile devices that must reduce
3G/4G transmission power in the presence of a user, in order to pass the
FCC’s Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) test. Proximity detection also
enables reduced system power consumption, by inducing sleep when no
users are present.
The MTCH810
is the first in a family of controllers based on Microchip’s license of
Immersion’s TouchSense® haptic feedback technology. This
controller enables the easy addition of haptic tactile feedback to any
capacitive-touch button or slider interface. It integrates a
single-channel haptic driver output with an industry-standard I2C
slave interface that connects to any MCU—all in a small, 8-pin package.
Designers can differentiate their products while improving the user
experience by utilizing any of the 14 different haptic effects that are
pre-programmed into the MTCH810 controller, such as single vibrate and
double vibrate.
“We’re pleased to be working with Microchip to support the increasing
demand for haptic-enabled touch experiences,” said Immersion’s Sr. Vice
President of Sales & Marketing, Dennis Sheehan. “By incorporating
Immersion’s tactile feedback technology into Microchip’s touch
solutions, OEMs and designers will be able to easily create more
intuitive and compelling user interfaces with haptics.”
Pricing & Availability
The MTCH6301
projected-capacitive controller is available in 44-pin QFN and TQFP
packages, and pricing starts at $1.86 each, in 10,000-unit quantities.
The MTCH101/112
proximity-detection controllers start at $0.25 each, in 10,000-unit
quantities. The MTCH101 is offered in a 6-pin, SOT-23 package, while the
MTCH112 is packaged in the 8-pin SOIC and DFN. The MTCH810
haptic-feedback controller is available in a 3x3 mm, 8-pin DFN package,
and pricing starts at $0.87 each, in 10,000-unit quantities.
All of four of these controllers are available today for sampling, and
volume production is expected in December. For additional information,
contact any Microchip sales representative or authorized worldwide
distributor, or visit Microchip’s Web site at http://www.microchip.com/get/LFNJ.
To purchase products mentioned in this press release, go to microchipDIRECT
or contact one of Microchip’s authorized distribution partners.
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